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      Water Activity: Theory and Applications to Food
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      Water Activity: Theory and Applications to Food

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      Water Activity: Theory and Applications to Food book

      Theory and Applications to Food
      Edited ByLouis B. Rockland, Larry R. Beuchat
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1987
      eBook Published 30 June 2020
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203734148
      Pages 424
      eBook ISBN 9780203734148
      Subjects Food Science & Technology
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      Rockland, L.B., & Beuchat, L.R. (Eds.). (1987). Water Activity: Theory and Applications to Food: Theory and Applications to Food (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203734148

      ABSTRACT

      This book presents the proceedings of the Tenth Basic Symposium sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists and the International Union of Food Science and Technology. The key aim of the Symposium was to explore some basic principles relating to the influences of water activity on food quality.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|25 pages

      Mechanics and Influence of Water Binding on Water Activity

      ByMarc Le Maguer

      chapter 2|28 pages

      Influence of Water Activity on Chemical Reactivity

      ByHenry K. Leung

      chapter 3|19 pages

      Influence of Water Activity on Pigment Stability in Food Products

      ByJoachim H. von Elbe

      chapter 4|25 pages

      Effects of Water Activity on Textural Properties of Food

      ByMalcolm C. Bourne

      chapter 5|17 pages

      Adaptation and Growth of Microorganisms in Environments with Reduced Water Activity

      ByJohn A. Troller

      chapter 6|18 pages

      Survival and Death of Microorganisms as Influenced by Water Activity

      ByLawrence M. Lenovich

      chapter 7|15 pages

      Influence of Water Activity on Sporulation, Germination, Outgrowth, and Toxin Production

      ByLarry R. Beuchat

      chapter 8|20 pages

      Media and Methods for Detection and Enumeration of Microorganisms with Consideration of Water Activity Requirements

      ByAilsa D. Hocking, John I. Pitt

      chapter 9|41 pages

      Influences of Hysteresis and Temperature on Moisture Sorption Isotherms

      ByJohn G. Kapsalis

      chapter 10|19 pages

      Critical Evaluation of Methods to Determine Moisture Sorption Isotherms

      ByWalter E. L. Spiess, Walter Wolf

      chapter 11|51 pages

      Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

      ByShelly J. Richardson, Marvin P. Steinberg

      chapter 12|8 pages

      FDA Views on the Importance of aw in Good Manufacturing Practice

      ByMelvin R. Johnston, Rong C. Lin

      chapter 13|33 pages

      Shelf-Stable Products and Intermediate Moisture Foods Based on Meat

      ByLothar Leistner

      chapter 14|40 pages

      Microbial Stabilization of Intermediate Moisture Food Surfaces

      ByJ. Antonio Torres

      chapter 15|27 pages

      Practical Applications of Water Activity and Moisture Relations in Foods

      ByDavid P. Bone
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